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NCT03631199 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

Study of Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab Plus Platinum-based Doublet Chemotherapy With or Without Canakinumab in Previously Untreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-squamous and Squamous NSCLC Subjects

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
673
Enrollment target

NCT03631199: Clinical Trial Phase 3 study, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

NCT03631199 is a Phase 3 study that was terminated before completion, run by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. The registered enrollment target is 673 participants, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (13% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03631199, a Phase 3 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
673 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This was a Phase III study of pembrolizumab plus platinum-based doublet chemotherapy with or without canakinumab in previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous and squamous NSCLC participants.

Primary Outcome

A DLT was defined as an adverse event or abnormal laboratory value assessed as unrelated to disease progression, inter-current illness, or concomitant medications that met certain criteria as defined in the protocol.

Interventions

  • DRUG pembrolizumab
  • DRUG cisplatin
  • DRUG carboplatin
  • DRUG canakinumab
  • DRUG canakinumab-matching placebo

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 673 participants
Start Date 2018-12-21
Est. Completion 2026-01-26
Phase Phase 3
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

1,375 total trials

Why NCT03631199 stopped before completion

NCT03631199 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 673 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (13% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 5 interventions - of which pembrolizumab is the first listed.

NCT03631199 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03631199 about?

NCT03631199 is a clinical study titled "Study of Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab Plus Platinum-based Doublet Chemotherapy With or Without Canakinumab in Previously Untreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-squamous and Squamous NSCLC Subjects". This was a Phase III study of pembrolizumab plus platinum-based doublet chemotherapy with or without canakinumab in previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous and squamous NSCLC participants.

What is the current status of trial NCT03631199?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 673 participants. The study started on 2018-12-21. Estimated completion is 2026-01-26.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03631199?

The interventions under investigation include: pembrolizumab (DRUG), cisplatin (DRUG), carboplatin (DRUG), canakinumab (DRUG), canakinumab-matching placebo (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03631199?

This trial is sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, which has 1,375 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03631199's enrollment target sits among peer trials

673 544th of 2000 higher than 1,457 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03631199, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03631199 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.